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Super-Sensors Measure 'Signature' Of Inflationary Universe

What happened in the first trillionth of a trillionth of a trillionth of a second after the Big Bang? Super-sensitive microwave detectors, built at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), may soon help scientists find out.

 

Provided by the National Institute of Standards and Technology

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